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Solution for Puzzle #2--July 2001

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Omitted letters are set off in parentheses

Across

  1. LAW (Y) ER
  2. ELEVATE
  3. BERG
  4. NAVEL
  5. SALLY
  6. OOZE
  7. THANE
  8. DENIER
  9. DONE
  10. PAGES
  11. MAIL
  12. D (A) RING
  13. PERTAI (N)
  14. SMAC (K)
  15. BOSTON
  16. SPITE
  17. ESTIMATE
  18. SENAT (E)
  19. ASPIC
  20. SEDAT (E)
  21. AVERSE
  22. TROPE
  23. GENITAL

Down

  1. LEAN (D) ER
  2. MISERABLE
  3. (O) PIATE
  4. DOWEL
  5. DANCE
  6. NAPERY
  7. EGGBEATER
  8. GONE
  9. POSTAGE
  10. NOISE
  11. STAVE
  12. LAZE
  13. M (O) RTISE
  14. NEVER
  15. ATOM
  16. PRIVET
  17. DIANA
  18. (D) ISTAL
  19. HOLIST
  20. C (L) EAT
  21. SANDS
  22. PESTL (E)

The omitted letters spell YANKEE DOODLE